The Denver Nuggets are on a hot streak as the NBA regular season winds down. The Nuggets have now won eight straight games after securing a 136-134 overtime win at home against the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.
The Spurs had a massive first quarter, scoring 43 points and pulling away from the Nuggets early on. But Denver rolled all the way back: In the final seconds of regulation, Aaron Gordon hit a big dunk to tie the game at 124-each and force overtime.
Nikola Jokić, who finished the night with 40 points, sunk two free throws in the final seconds of OT to ice the game.
Dylan Harper’s very long three-pointer, somewhat shockingly, went in at the buzzer, but it was too late for San Antonio, who had to settle for the two-point overtime loss
Jokić led the game with a near triple-double, recording 40 points, 13 assists, eight rebounds and three blocks. Victor Wembanyama’s MVP campaign continued as well, with the Spurs center putting up 34 points and 18 rebounds, but his efforts fell just short.
San Antonio is very comfortably at second in the Western conference with four games left in the season. The Spurs, with a 59-19 record, sit two wins back from the Oklahoma City Thunder, and are well out of reach from the rest of the conference heading into the postseason.
For Denver, though, the win gives them a boost. The Nuggets are neck-and-neck with the Los Angeles Lakers for the third spot in the West, with both currently at 50 wins. Every win also pulls Denver further away from the Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves, who sit two and four wins, respectively, away from the fourth-place finish.
The Nuggets and Spurs will meet again in San Antonio next weekend, for the regular season finale on April 12.
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